The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spring returns: Temperatures up to 20C forecast in Germany After fierce storms, including a tornado, caused chaos across the country, there is good news: spring-like weather is returning to Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190319/temperatures-up-to-20c-forecast-in-germany Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:22:06 +0100 temperatures-up-to-20c-forecast-in-germany US investor Flowers rejects Berlin's HRE takeover offer US investor Christopher Flowers, who heads a consortium owning almost a quarter of Hypo Real Estate (HRE), has refused an offer by the German government to buy the shares to nationalise the troubled mortgage lender. https://www.thelocal.de/20090430/18987 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:27:00 +0200 18987 Five million crocuses bring a touch of spring to the Rhineland The banks of the Rhine River near Düsseldorf have taken on an extra dash of springtime colour, after an initiative planted five million crocus bulbs along the water. https://www.thelocal.de/20090313/18007 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:47:00 +0100 18007